Watch this heartbreaking story about how a former outfielder on the Boston College baseball team became the inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge, leading a charge that has seen people donate millions of dollars.

The irony of Frates contracting ALS should not be lost. Like Lou Gehrig, Frates was a gifted baseball player robbed of his prime years by this devastating disease. As you can see, though, he continues to fight, even while ALS continues to attack his body.